One of the things I struggled with after I got sober was financial amends. One of the first things or steps rather when transitioning back in life is putting the pieces back together of all the wreckage I had done. 448 more words

Contrary to many reviews (Variety’s is here), Cake is not a movie about addiction. It’s a movie about managing real and severe pain. While the main protagonist, Claire Simmons, does abuse her Percosets and Oxys, from a treatment perspective, that abuse is merely symptomatic of her deeper issues. 404 more words